Thank you both for the replies. Yes, I did mean Epicor Everywhere. We had high hopes that this would be a lightweight client that we could maybe use on some of our MES screens, but from what I've heard so far, it is more resource intensive than even the regular "smart client".
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, John Driggers <waffqle@...> wrote:
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> I believe Austin may have been referring to the Epicor Everywhere product,
> i.e. the web based Epicor client.
>
> While it does work just fine (though last I checked you still needed to use
> Chrome or FF as the IE render times were horrid). However it doesn't
> lighten the client load all that much.
>
> The key thing to remember is that it is not a separate web client that was
> built in addition to the normal client. It's more of a translation. It
> still renders the full screen with all the tabs and other options that you
> would have in the smart client. While this is awesome for a lot of reasons
> and a rather impressive technical achievement, there are some downsides.
>
> The primary issue is that most of the Epicor forms are very large and very
> complex. This causes the download and render times to be pretty large and
> place a pretty solid load on the client and network relative to the normal
> client.
>
> It's a really nice tool, and definitely has its uses. But if you want to
> use it to reduce the client load...that's one of those things that looks
> better on paper.
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> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Dan Godfrey <dgodfrey@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > I know there are some other people that can give a more detailed
> > (intelligent) response, but here is my thoughts. Epicor ICE is the
> > foundation of Vantage 8+ and Epicor ERP(E9). So, I am assuming that you are
> > coming from a different product. My understanding is that the ICE is :BAQ,
> > Method/Data Directives, Dashboards, Web Services / WCF Services, and even
> > the Service Connect tool.
> >
> > your ERP system can become powerful and company specific by utilizing ALL
> > of these tools. I don't know what you do for your company speifically, but
> > if you are the designated developer for your company, these tools will also
> > make your job easier. It will be easier to access, manipulate and/or adjust
> > the data.
> >
> > You don't here much of ICE in this User Group because it is all of the
> > tools in the product. So you hear more about the individual pieces: BAQs,
> > BPMs, Dashboards, etc.
> >
> > So to finish with an answer to your question: YES, we all use the product,
> > EVERYDAY. That is how we are able to do anything in the ERP system.
> >
> > I hope I explained it right and didn't confuse you more,
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> > Of urlacherfactor
> > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 11:44 AM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Vantage] Epicor ICE / Epicor Everywhere
> >
> > We have been reading up on the Epcior ICE / Epicor Everywhere product and
> > I was curious if anyone here has used it. By the looks of it, it would cut
> > down substantially on the resources needed on the client side.
> >
> > Looking for feedback.
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > -Austin Skrepak
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